suddhabhakti

Sometimes people ask why this Krishna consciousness movement simply advocates the worship of Krishna to the exclusion of the demigods. The answer is given in this verse. The example of pouring water on the root of a tree is very appropriate. In Bhagavad-gita (15.1) it is said, urdhva-mulam adhah-sakham: this cosmic manifestation has expanded downward, and the root is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As the Lord confirms in Bhagavad-gita (10.8), aham sarvasya prabhavah: “I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds.” Krishna is the root of everything; therefore rendering service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna (Krishna-Seva), means automatically serving all the demigods. Sometimes it is argued that karma and jnana require a mixture of bhakti in order to be successfully executed, and sometimes it is argued that bhakti also requires karma and jnana for its successful termination. The fact is, however, that although karma and jnana cannot be successful without bha...

  When Srivas Pandit saw extraordinary manifestation of the Lord, he was overcome with feelings of love and began to recite hymns of praise. Mahāprabhu was pleased with Srivas Pandit’s recital and told him to call his wife and family members to see His divine form. He gave His prasad to Narayani Devi and showed His mercy to her by making her utter the Holy Name. Just as the devotee is dear to the Lord, the Lord is also dear to His devotee. śrīvāsa-paṇḍito dhīmān yaḥ purā nārado muniḥ parvatākhyo muni-varo ya āsīn nārada-priyaḥ śri-rāma-paṇḍitaḥ śrīmān tat-kaniṣṭha-sahodaraḥ nāmnāmbikā vraje dhātrī stanya-dātrī sthitā purā saiveyaṁ mālinī nāmnī śrīvāsa-gṛhiṇī matā Narada Muni in Kṛṣṇa’s lila has become Srivas Pandit in Gaura lila. Narada Muni’s friend Parvata Muni appeared as Srivas Pandit’s younger brother Sri Rama Pandit. Srivas Pandit’s wife Malini Devi is Ambika, Kṛṣṇa’s wet nurse in Vraja. (Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā 90) The Pancha Tattva pañcatattvātmakaṁ kṛṣṇaṁ bhaktarūpa-svarūpa...